ST5 orthologs have been identified in nearly all mammals for which complete genome data are available.
The issues in this case are different from the recent furor over whether human genome data should be patented.
Problems under study focus on developing tools for generating, manipulating, and analyzing genome data.
Emphasis on the race is diverting attention from the important contributions genome data are already making, he said.
The centers' scientists believe that the human genome data should be in the public domain.
Celera's plan was to sell its genome data to subscribers.
The work on interpretation of genome data is still in its initial stages.
TP53 orthologs have been identified in most mammals for which complete genome data are available.
The genome data will specifically test the relationships among the major classes and orders of red algae.
This prediction was rejected by many studies that used the complete human genome data.
